Meeting Abstract 60.9  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Heart-rates of European bee-eaters migrating over southern Israel SAPIR, N.*; NATHAN, R.; WIKELSKI, M.; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Max Planck Institute for Ornithology nir.sapir@mail.huji.ac.il One of the major challenges in the study of long-distance bird migration is the quantification of bird behavior and energetics during […]

Meeting Abstract 60.11  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Does urea affect the calcium binding properties of parvalbumin and thereby alter muscle relaxation in trout? COUGHLIN, D.J.; Widener University, Chester, PA djcoughlin@widener.edu Parvalbumin (PV), a myoplasmic protein with multiple isoforms in fish muscle, is a low molecular weight protein (9-11 kD) that appears to aid in relaxation from contraction. PV […]

Meeting Abstract 60.7  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Anatomy of the hummingbird flight motor WELCH, KC*; KEENEY, BK; ALTSHULER, DL; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside kenwelch@ucr.edu Both small size and the ability to hover distinguish hummingbirds from other avian groups. Some of the unique features of the hummingbird musculoskeletal system have been […]

Meeting Abstract 59.2  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Specialist and generalist herbivores regulate food intake on diets containing novel plant compounds TORREGROSSA, A-M*; AZZARA, A. V.; DEARING, M.D.; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ torregrossa@biology.utah.edu Specialist herbivores are predicted to have evolved biotransformation pathways that can […]

Meeting Abstract 59.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Revisiting the niche: when is a mammalian herbivore a specialist? SHIPLEY, Lisa A.*; FORBEY, Jennifer; Washington State University; Boise State University shipley@wsu.edu Although dietary specialization is considered rare in mammalian herbivores, examining the causes and consequences of the breadth of their feeding niche is critical for understanding selective pressures in diet […]

Meeting Abstract 59.4  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Historical constraints on host use in herbivorous marine amphipods POORE, A G B*; SOTKA, E E; University of New South Wales; College of Charleston a.poore@unsw.edu.au It is commonly assumed that marine herbivores are relatively unspecialised consumers, lacking the strong historical associations between herbivore and plant taxa that are evident among terrestrial […]

Meeting Abstract 59.6  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Catechol-O-methyl transferase may play an important role in allowing Neotoma stephensi to specialize on juniper SKOPEC, MM*; NEBEKER, C; DEARING, MD; Weber State University; Weber State University; University of Utah micheleskopec@weber.edu Dietary specialization is thought to be rare in mammalian herbivores because of limitations of their detoxification system in processing large […]

Meeting Abstract 59.3  Tuesday, Jan. 6  A coevolutionary arms-race between macroalgae and herbivores: are tropical herbivores more tolerant of lipophilic secondary metabolites than temperate herbivores? CRAFT, J.D.*; PAUL, V.J.; SOTKA, E.E.; The College of Charleston; Smithsonian Marine Station ; The College of Charleston craftjd@gmail.com In contrast to temperate seaweeds, tropical macroalgae produce a greater diversity and higher […]

Meeting Abstract 58.3  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The goose (Anser anser f. d.), a precocial species, enlarged its telencephalon before neurogenesis onset CHARVET, CJ*; SANDOVAL, AL; STRIEDTER, GF; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine ccharvet@uci.edu Many altricial and some precocial species of birds enlarged their telencephalon relative to other birds. Previous work […]

Meeting Abstract 58.5  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The Effects of an Altered Dopaminergic System on Behavior, Development, and Physiology in Drosophila melanogaster TURNER, Ashby C.*; COOPER, Robin L.; Univ of Kentucky, Lexington; Univ of Kentucky, Lexington Ashby.Turner@uky.edu Neuromodulators play a vital role in developing and controlling the Central Nervous System (CNS) but all of their attributes to development […]